Better than an Easter Egg!
Well I decided to brave the Easter Sunday rain and head to the hills and I'm glad I did as I managed to photograph this close male Ring Ouzel in the rain. I managed to see about a dozen Ring Ouzels but I think some of them may have been en route to their breeding grounds further north. This was in the northern part of the Peak District National Park.
Ring Ouzels are the much scarcer upland counterparts of Blackbirds. But unlike Blackbirds our Ring Ouzels head south for the winter. Another difference is that Blackbirds are often confiding but Ring Ouzels rarely are. Incidentally Ouzel is an old name for Blackbird, and the Ring Ouzel was distinguished by the white neck ring.
Better than an Easter Egg!
Well I decided to brave the Easter Sunday rain and head to the hills and I'm glad I did as I managed to photograph this close male Ring Ouzel in the rain. I managed to see about a dozen Ring Ouzels but I think some of them may have been en route to their breeding grounds further north. This was in the northern part of the Peak District National Park.
Ring Ouzels are the much scarcer upland counterparts of Blackbirds. But unlike Blackbirds our Ring Ouzels head south for the winter. Another difference is that Blackbirds are often confiding but Ring Ouzels rarely are. Incidentally Ouzel is an old name for Blackbird, and the Ring Ouzel was distinguished by the white neck ring.